The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called an extraordinary session of its Council to address escalating threats to shipping and seafarers in the Middle East. The meeting, scheduled for…

  The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been named Outstanding Agency of the Year 2025 by Champions Newspapers Limited at the organisation’s annual awards ceremony held in Lagos. Receiving the…

  The Liberian Registry, the world’s largest ship registry, is set to introduce electronic seafarer documents as part of a broader push to modernise maritime administration and strengthen regulatory compliance.…

  CMA CGM has resumed export and import bookings for Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, restoring services that were suspended on 3 March as…

  Buying a used imported car in Nigeria has become significantly more expensive in 2026 after the Federal Government introduced a revised customs duty structure that sharply increases the cost…

  South African authorities have detained and fined four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels after they entered the country’s exclusive economic zone without authorisation, triggering a multi-agency enforcement response amid growing concern…

  Norway has barred its merchant fleet from entering the Strait of Hormuz, escalating its response to mounting attacks on commercial vessels as tensions intensify in the widening confrontation between…

  Swiss shipping giant MSC Group has secured a 45-year concession to develop a major new container terminal at Snake Island Port, deepening its long-term investment in Nigeria’s maritime sector.…

  The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has ordered Nigerian Navy commanders to intensify operations to defend the country’s territorial waters and clamp down on criminal…